- We are moving away from spelling check-ins to pure practice in spelling, and seeing the improvements through improvements in written output.
- I will continue posting word lists with the focus of each lesson.
Explainers
- Blends and digraphs
- Open and closed syllables (six syllable types)
- Long and short vowels
- Controlled-R
- Diphthong — two vowels next to each other in a word, but you pronounce them separately e.g. foil, mouth (as opposed to moon, foot, etc.)
December 1 – “Open syllables” & “Consonant+le syllables”
- bridle
- bugle
- cable
- cradle
- fable
- idle
- ladle
- maple
- noble
- staple
- stable
- stifle
- table
- title
Nov 24, 2025 open syllables
(note: planner only had 14 practice words because I accidentally had a couple duplicates)
- he
- me
- we
- hi
- go
- so
- no
- be
- donut
- giant
- lion
- pilot
- duet
- poet
- neon
- robot
- tulip
- hotel
Nov 17, 2025 ending blends
- gulf
- belt
- rest
- jump
- pond
- mask
- pulp
- raft
- silk
- kelp
- self
- gift
- camp
- desk
- rust
- felt
Nov 10, 2025 ‘l’, ‘r’, ‘s’ blends
- blob
- clap
- crab
- dress
- flag
- frog
- glad
- grill
- hand
- mask
- plum
- press
- rest
- self
- skull
- sled
- smell
- snug
- spot
- stem
- swim
- trap
Nov 4, 2025 closed syllable + ‘le’ words
- gobble
- bubble
- puddle
- juggle
- bottle
- bundle
- muddle
- rattle
- temple
- rubble
- simple
- submit
- middle
- apple
- wiggle
- battle
- noodle
- tumble
- fiddle
- giggle
Oct 27, 2025 – closed syllable + ‘schwa’ (i.e. tones/emphasis on a syllable e.g. NA-tu-ral, BA-sket, ba-NA-na)
- basket
- bottom
- blanket
- cactus
- carrot
- custom
- common
- fabric
- gallop
- insect
- lesson
- magnet
- muffin
- napkin
- puppet
- rabbit
- ribbon
- submit
Oct 20, 2025 – Consonant-Vowel-Consonant words
- bag
- cat
- pad
- van
- big
- lip
- pin
- six
- cot
- fox
- mop
- pot
- bug
- cut
- mud
- tub
- bed
- jet
- leg
- web
Oct 13, 2025
back
fast
sang
ask
last
land
that
catch
thank
have
black
matter